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VALENTINE'S MANUAL OF OLD NEW YORK. Volume III, New Series, 1919
by New York, New York / Brown, Henry Collins, editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Valentine's Manual, Inc, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. pp: xiv, 383 with index; frontispiece and 59 other plates, including 17 chromolithographs, three folding. Bound in blue morocco, ribbed spine, gilt spine lettering, gilt rules and schooner on cover, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 7.75" x 5.25". Front hinge cracked.
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- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040190
- Title
- VALENTINE'S MANUAL OF OLD NEW YORK. Volume III, New Series, 1919
- Author
- New York, New York / Brown, Henry Collins, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Valentine's Manual, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- new york city; new amsterdam
- Bookseller catalogs
- USA-State by State;
Terms of Sale
R & A Petrilla
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About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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